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Smoke in Berlin
Hugo Fischer (Related to this series)
- Author
- Oriana Ramunno
- Narrator
- Adam Price
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 25 September 2025
- Run Time
- 11 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
A DETECTIVE WITH A SECRET
Berlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, but he carries dangerous secrets he must conceal. Gioele is not his son, but a Jewish boy he rescued during an investigation at Auschwitz.
A FATEFUL SERIES OF CRIMES
The murder of a prominent Nazi couple. The suicide of a Reich journalist. An alleged accident that killed fifteen Hitler Youth children.
As Fischer investigates, he begins to suspect the deaths in Berlin are intertwined.
A CITY FIGHTING BACK
But when suspicion starts to fall Fischer’s way, he finds himself walking a knife edge. To be found part of the conspiracy means death. Yet how can he betray those who stand up for what is right?
Critics Review
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Praise for Oriana Ramunno
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“A novel that moves … beyond the crime genre to which it appears initially to belong” The Times
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“There is no doubting the power of the story and the righteous anger of its telling” Shots magazine
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Details
- Author
- Oriana Ramunno
- Narrator
- Adam Price
- Duration
- 11 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008668952
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Second World War fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Historical fiction, Political / legal thriller, Historical adventure fiction, Adventure / action fiction
Synopsis
A beautiful, atmospheric detective story set in Berlin during The Second World War. Oriana Ramunno's Hugo Fischer series is full of tension, drama and, ultimately, hope. A DETECTIVE WITH A SECRET Berlin, June 1944. Hugo Fischer is forced to work for the Nazi secret service, but he carries dangerous secrets he must conceal. Gioele is not his son, but a Jewish boy he rescued during an investigation at Auschwitz. A FATEFUL SERIES OF CRIMES The murder of a prominent Nazi couple. The suicide of a Reich journalist. An alleged accident that killed fifteen Hitler Youth children. As Fischer investigates, he begins to suspect the deaths in Berlin are intertwined. A CITY FIGHTING BACK But when suspicion starts to fall Fischer’s way, he finds himself walking a knife edge. To be found part of the conspiracy means death. Yet how can he betray those who stand up for what is right?
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